We're back from break with two weeks' worth of pent-up video game talk about Thank Goodness You're Here, the new Madden, PSVR2 on PC, World of Goo 2, and winning Balatro strategies, a farewell to Game Informer (plus a lot of reminiscing about old magazines (and old websites)), an unexpected tour of what's in our pockets, and more.



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CHAPTERS



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(00:00:10) Intro

(00:02:42) Making room in my life for more stuff

(00:06:59) PSVR 2 PC Adapter

(00:21:12) EA Sports Madden NFL 25 [PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Aug 16, 2024

(00:40:14) Thank Goodness You’re Here [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4] on Aug 01, 2024

(00:45:57) World of Goo 2 [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux] on Aug 02, 2024

(00:51:59) Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure [Android, iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on Jul 25, 2024

(00:53:53) Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Jul 18, 2024

(00:57:20) Balatro [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox One] on Feb 20, 2024

(01:07:34) Baldur's Gate 3 [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Aug 03, 2023

(01:09:57) When are we getting a Switch 2?

(01:14:37) Tango Gameworks joins PUBG Publisher

(01:21:37) GameInformer shuts down and vanishes unceremoniously

(01:28:40) Reflecting on game magazines

(01:41:49) Avowed to be released in Feb 2025

(01:43:46) Emails

(01:58:15) Nextlander content updates

(02:00:20) Wrapping up and thanks

(02:00:50) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

(02:02:03) Note for folks subscribing using the Patreon app on Apple devices

(02:03:29) See ya!